Developing, Nurturing & Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
Belhar Confession Workshop Dec. 4 Elmhurst, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting Jan. 28, 2011 Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education Lent & Easter Synod of Lincoln Trails Feb. 12, 2011 Philo, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting April 30, 2011 Philo, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education Pentecost I Synod of Lincoln Trails June 4, 2011 Philo, Ill.
PC(USA) Big Tent June 30 - July 2, 2011 Indianapolis
Covenant Gathering July 3-9, 2011 Hillsdale, Mich.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting July 29, 2011 Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education Pentecost II Synod of Lincoln Trails Aug. 20, 2011 Philo, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting October 29, 2011 Philo, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B Synod of Lincoln Trails Nov. 5, 2011 Philo, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Crawfordsville Churches Join to Help Congo by John C. Van Nuys, Pastor, Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church
Six downtown churches in Crawfordsville, Ind., combined their efforts recently to send a basic utility vehicle (BUV) to Congo. Organized by Anne Bost, Sheridan Hadley, and Michael Thissen of Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, the six churches gathered for African singing, games, food, and fellowship on Oct. 31.
The goal was to raise $5,000 to send a BUV to Congo to support Congo Helping Hands, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit organization run by Woody Collins, who is a member of Faith Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis. Woody hopes to use the BUV, an all-terrain vehicle designed specifically for the third world, to haul well-drilling equipment to rainforest villages to provide a fresh water well for each. One in eight Congolese children dies before their fifth birthday due to mostly preventable diseases, many of which are water-borne.
The Oct. 31 event was so successful that $6,600 was raised, thanks to God working through the unity of different churches as the one body of Christ. For more information on Congo Helping Hands go to www.congohelpinghands.org and to learn about the amazing BUV to organize your own event go to www.drivebuv.org. |
Synod to Offer CLP Continuing Education in 2011 Lincoln Trails will offer four Saturday classes for next year as part of its continuing education classes for commissioned lay pastors. The Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind., will be the instructor. Classes include:
- Lent & Easter, Feb. 12, 2011
- Pentecost I, June 4, 2011
- Pentecost II, Aug. 20, 2011
- Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B, Nov. 5, 2011
Classes will be held at Philo (Ill.) Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact Kristi Miller at the synod office, 800-566-5996/317-923-3681, [email protected].
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Synod and McCormick Seminary Team Up to Offer Introduction to the Belhar Confession
Saturday, December 4, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Elmhurst, Ill.
This workshop is presented in support of presbyteries and congregations of the synod and beyond. It will give particular attention to the social and theological implications of the Belhar Confession for the North American church today and the ecclesial implications of its proposed inclusion in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions. Deadline to register is November 30, 2010.
More information and to register...
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